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Hobee's Restaurant sold to new ownersThe family who has owned Peninsula breakfast institution Hobee's Restaurant for 43 years sold the business to two longtime...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2017Last comment by clay, on Jun 18, 2017 at 5:24 am | 14 comments | 9864 Views
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Spate of ADA lawsuits hits hundreds of local businesses still reeling from the pandemicThings were looking pretty good last month for Tai Pan, a downtown Palo Alto restaurant known for its Cantonese dim sum....
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2021Last comment by Raymond , on Aug 13, 2021 at 2:12 pm | 13 comments | 8723 Views
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Neighbors frothing over beer garden planA handful of condo dwellers on Bryant Street have so far been successful in blocking a new restaurant and beer garden proposed...
Original post made on May. 31, 2012Last comment by smadison, on Jun 4, 2012 at 1:15 pm | 12 comments | 7203 Views
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Rise of the ramen botsWhile there's no shortage of excellent ramen restaurants downtown, some Mountain View tech workers have come to love a new...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2019Last comment by Now we're a community!, on Feb 4, 2019 at 4:12 pm | 12 comments | 17642 Views
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Steins Beer Garden OK'd by City CouncilElation filled the City Council chambers Tuesday evening when the council approved a German-themed restaurant and beer garden...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2012Last comment by haoleboy, on Jul 13, 2012 at 9:21 am | 12 comments | 6968 Views
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MV restaurant fined over unpaid overtime wagesXanh Restaurant in Mountain View will be paying more than $90,000 to employees after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2014Last comment by Geek, on Oct 20, 2014 at 9:02 am | 11 comments | 9551 Views
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Man found dead in car outside McDonald'sA man in his 20s was found dead in a vehicle parked outside a McDonald's on Friday morning, according to Mountain View police. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2018Last comment by I blame Obama , on Jan 1, 2019 at 1:03 pm | 11 comments | 10481 Views
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From 'maddening' to a 'lifeline': Peninsula restaurant owners pin hopes on federal relief fund with uneven successSome restaurant owners have received Paycheck Protection Program loans. But are the federal funds the saving grace they're...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2020Last comment by At Risk, on Apr 29, 2020 at 10:19 pm | 10 comments | 6343 Views
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Local restaurateurs battle labor challengesLongtime owners who have run restaurants on the Midpeninsula for decades say they've never seen labor costs become so acute,...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2017Last comment by Karma, on Mar 15, 2017 at 12:21 pm | 10 comments | 8601 Views
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Beer garden brewing up nicelyAn ambitious plan to open a beer garden is becoming reality downtown at the corner of Villa and Bryant streets. Steins Beer...
Original post made on Jan. 2, 2013Last comment by Muriel, on Jan 12, 2013 at 3:19 pm | 10 comments | 9221 Views
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affordable favorites?What are your favorite good, inexpensive local places to eat, that are not noisy and not fast food? ...
Original post made by thrifty on Jun. 13, 2008Last comment by MVbuyer, on Jul 3, 2008 at 2:28 pm | 10 comments | 7152 Views
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Anyone tried UWink yet?Heard that this restaurant is open and fun? Anyone tried it yet?...
Original post made by PA Resident on Sep. 14, 2008Last comment by Bernie Brightman, on Oct 5, 2008 at 2:18 am | 9 comments | 6830 Views
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Food trucks get green lightThe city's 57-year-old food truck ordinance got a revamp Tuesday night, ending an unwritten agreement that had been keeping...
Original post made on May. 30, 2013Last comment by Rodger, on Jun 1, 2013 at 11:29 am | 9 comments | 9106 Views
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McDonald's charging too much?At the McDonald's yesterday morning (El Camino & El Monte Rd) I ordered a #7 which, on the menu, was listed at "$4.19 plus...
Original post made by chuck mckellar on Jul. 14, 2009Last comment by sean, on Dec 2, 2009 at 10:30 am | 8 comments | 6952 Views
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A classic in need of updatingOn a recent, cool spring evening I rushed into Ristorante Don Giovanni Cucina Italiana on Castro Street. I was running embarrassingly...
Original post made on May. 20, 2011Last comment by Joanne, on May 30, 2011 at 1:10 pm | 7 comments | 6416 Views
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Shalala hits all the right notesUmami. It is the fifth taste, most easily translated from Japanese as savoriness, which, in addition to sweet, salty, sour,...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2011Last comment by BD, on Mar 22, 2011 at 9:17 am | 7 comments | 10050 Views
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Mystic coffeeYou will likely be gently welcomed by Parviz Rasti, in wire-rim glasses and a sweater, looking very much the college professor...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2010Last comment by A. Reader, on Oct 30, 2010 at 10:52 pm | 7 comments | 13432 Views
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Council says no way to Chick-Fil-A<B>Drive-through won't work at narrow site, says majority Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=8156...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2012Last comment by BC, on Nov 19, 2012 at 6:10 pm | 7 comments | 4974 Views
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An itch for comfort foodThe new restaurant called Scratch seats 270 people under the same high ceiling and mostly in view of each other. Despite...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2011Last comment by eric, on Mar 21, 2011 at 1:36 pm | 6 comments | 8556 Views
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Mixed reactions accompany South Bay minimum wage increasesPalo Alto, Mountain View and Los Altos are among the south bay cities that saw their minimum wage rates increase in the new...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2021Last comment by Raymond , on Jan 4, 2021 at 7:44 pm | 6 comments | 10511 Views
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